Book Information: Complete Stories: Volume 1, the

For the legions of Isaac Asimov fans who have been enjoying his short fiction for over half a century, here is the definitive Asimov.

This volume, first in a series of collectors' editions, contains forty-six science fiction stories - many now classics of the genre. As Dr Asimov points out in his introduction, many also held a personal meaning for him, including 'The Last Question' (his favourite short story of all), 'The Ugly Little Boy' (his third favourite, a real heart-tugger), 'Sally' (which reveals his true feelings about automobiles), and 'Nightfall', which readers and the Science Fiction Writers of America have voted the best science fiction story of all time.

By turns erudite and fanciful, provocative and just plain fun, the stories collected here illustrate the rich diversity of Isaac Asimov's remarkable talents. To read any one of them is to understand immediately his enormous and ever expanding popularity. To have them gathered in a single collection is a welcome and long-overdue treat for all lovers of science fiction, be they longtime Asimov fans or readers just discovering his imaginative new worlds for the first time.

Contents:

Introduction

The Dead Past

The Foundation of S. F. Success

Franchise

Gimmicks Three

Kid Stuff

The Watery Place

Living Space

The Message

Satisfaction Guaranteed

Hell-Fire

The Last Trump

The Fun They Had

Jokester

The Immortal Bard

Someday

The Author's Ordeal

Dreaming Is a Private Thing

Profession

The Feeling of Power

The Dying Night

I'm in Marsport Without Hilds

The Gentle Vultures

All the Troubles of the World

Spell My Name with an S

The Last Question

The Ugly Little Boy

Nightfall

Green Patches

Hostess

"Breeds there a Man..."

C-Chute

"In a Good Cause-"

What If-

Sally

Flies

"Nobody Here but-"

It's Such a Beautiful Day

Strikebreaker

Insert Knob A in Hole B

The Up-to-Date Sorcerer

Unto the Fourth Generation

What Is This Thing Called Love?

The Machine That Won the War

My Son, the Physicist

Eyes Do More Than See

Segregationist

I Just Make Them Up, See!

Rejection Slip

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